A ESUtc lib 'J. J OTA COUNTY HERALD istorical Society Motto: All The News When It Is News. VOL. 22. DAKOTA CITY, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1014. KO. 28, RANGERS GET BODY UNCLE SAM'S GREAT NAVY SCHOOL OPENED NAMES SHORT ONJETITIONS BUSINESS METHODS IN FARMING ARE WINNING OUT. Lingerie Ribbons Embellish Undermuslins VERGARA'S REMAIN8 RECOVERED FROM MEXICAN CEMETERY AND TAKEN TO TEXAS. if V ) . i'.i if v f I't fet VICTIM TORTURED TO DEAJH Corpse Contained Several Bullets, Head Crushed In and Hands Were Charred Carranza Orders Villa Not to Harm Terrazas. Laredo, Texas, Mnrch 10. Sovoral Texas rangers said to have been act ing unilor orders from Governor Col O.11IU crossed into Mexico on Sunday, exhumed tho body of Clomento Vor gara, tho Toxas ranchman who was kidnaped and put to death by a band of Mexican federals thred weeks ago, and brought tho body back to tho .American side. Tho body was in such a good state of preservation that It was easily Identified, and all the wounds could bo distinguished. There were several bul let wounds on tho body and tho head had been crushed in with some blunt instrument. Tho charred condition of the hands indicated that Vergara had been tortured beforo being put to dijath. Washington, March 10. Sir Cecil Sprlng-RIce, British ambassador, called nt the state department and Informed Secretary Bryan that an Englishman named Syndan had been driven off his ranch and that his property was In danger of destruction. Mr. Bryan imme diately telegraphed to Consul Letcher at Chihuahua to mako an inquiry and report tho facts. If necessary a pro test will bo made to Villa or Carranza. Mobllo, Ala., March 10. Juana Pedro Didap, formerly confidential agent in "Washington of Emllo Vasquez Gomez, was recently executed by a llrlng squad In tho penitentiary nt Mexico City, according to passengers arriving hero from Vera Cruz. President Huerta ordered him executed on a charge of sedition. Ho eerved six months In the El Paso, Texas, Jail for violating tho' United States neutrality laws, and on his roloasa went to Mexico City and gave temporary support to Huerta While in Mexico City ho openly espoused tho cause of Diaz, opening a Junta in tho heart of the city. Huerta arrested him and kept him in tho peni tentiary until last Sunday whon ho.was executed. El Paso, Toxae, March 10. Declaring that General Villa's action in demand ing payment of $250,000 from General Luis Terrazas under threats of send ing his son, Luis Tcrrazas II., to tho front rank In tho attack on Torreon was creating a bad impression in tho United States, General Carranza wired orders to Villa to withdraw tho de mand and refrain from mistreating tho youtfger Terrazas in any way. Although Villa has not yot replied, It is taken for granted that ho will obey the order. 100 REPORTED DEAD IN FIRE Building Occupied by the Missouri Athletic Club In St. Louis Is Destroyed by Fire. St. Louis, March 10. FIro on Mon day attacked the building occupied by tho Missouri Athletic club, who has among Its members some of tho most prominent nnd wealthy citizens of St Louis. Moro than 100 persons were reported to have perished. The roof of tho massive structure, occupying half a city block, caved in, carrjing with it several floors. Every available ambulance and po lice patrol wagon in tho city has been called to tho scene. A careful census of those who es caped from tho building was taken by tho police and an officer of the club, and not moro than two dozen men were accounted for. It is almost certain that all tho others wero burnod to death. " Tho bodies of seven men were found on tho sldo whoro thoy had Jumped from tho fourth floor. One of these was Identified as that of John Martiu Jllckoy'of Chicago. At this hour tho rear half of tho building had aved In. EARLE AND WOMAN GUILTY French Court Frees American and Companion Prison Terms Were 8erved. Romorantln, France, (March 10. Ferdinand Plnnoy Earlo, tho American artist, and Miss Chnrlotto Herman, charged with having kidnaped Earlo'a eon, Harold, from a school near Paris, wero found guilty on Saturday, after a two days' trial. Earlo was sentenced to servo two months in prison and to' pay a lino of five dollars, and Miss Herman to a. month in prison and n ilne of $3.25. Both tho defendants wero reloasod, howovor, In view of tho fact that thoy had spent tho time to which thoy wero sentenced in Jail in advance of the trial. Tho Judgo ordered Earlo to pay $1,400 damages to his (list wife, Mine. FIschbachor, tho inothor of tho boy, Harold. She sued for $5,000. I. W. W. Leader Held. New York, March 9. Frank Tannen fcnum, after a brief hearing on Friday, was held to tho grand Jury on tho chargo of inciting to riot and making forclblo ontry. Tnnnonbaum is an In dustrial Workers of the World leader. Slayer to Die In Chair. New York, March 9. O. Shlllltonl. murderer of two policemen, was sen- ' ti"ifl to die !r fin rl"rtri'' -chair at r, hlns' duiliig the veok bpglnn ng Vr I 1 T" ' ii- sain" ,rrk rrt i for tho u ath cf vho fur gunmen. ' The biggest school in tho world has Just been opened and the scholars litivo taken to their studies as a fish takes to water. Aboard every ship in Undo Sam's navy thoro is now a fully equipped school room, and to tho great pleasuro of Josephus Daniels, secretary of tho navy, originator of tho plan, thero hasn't beon a hitch ao far. Every enlisted man and over of II cor is compelled to attend tho classoa. Tho photograph shows tho academic de partment on the U. S. S. Washington. JOHN B. MOORE QUITS STATE DEPARTMENT COUNSELOR RESIGNS HIS OFFICE. Disagreements With Higher Officials Is Believed to Have Led to This Action. Washington, March 6. John Bos sett Mooro, counselor of the state de partment, who ranks as acting secre tary, resigned on Wednesday and his resignation has been accoptod by President Wilson. Simultaneously tho President nominated W. Phillips of Bofaton to bo third assistant secretary of stato. Rumors have been current for somo time that friction had developed bo tween Mr. Moore and Secretary of Stato Bryan. His reasons for taking this action wenrnot mado public when tho resig nation was announced. It Is believed, howBver, that ho had beon greatly dls satlfified with tho management of tho state department under Secretary of Stato Bryan and that ho has fre quently expressed his dissatisfaction to President Wilson, i When ho assumed office, Mr. Mooro promised that he would remain until tho first year of th6 administration had been concludod, and now that that time has passed, Mr. Moore, it is said, feels that It Is no longer Incum bent on him to stny In office It Is ex pected that President Wilson will make a statement regarding tho res ignation in a short time. Mr. Mooro had enjoyed many posi tions of honor and trust in govern mental scrvlco prior to his appoint ment. Mr. Mooro would mako no comment upon his resignation nor would ho give any reason for his action. ST. PAUL'S HEADS ARE HIT Charged That False Report Was Made to Interstate Commerce Body. Washington, March 9. "Serious Ir regularities" in tho accounting of tho charged in tho report muda public on Friday of an lnterstato com merce commission Investigation by Commissioner Harlan, which makes tho direct allegation that irregular ities in reports of operations submit ted to tho commission wero mado to influence favorable disposition of St. Paul railway aecurltlos. The irregularities disclosed by this Inquiry, Commissioner Harlan points out, are similar to those disclosed by the commission's Investigation into tho financial operations of tho Now Haven and tho Frisco systom. It Is asserted that "tho income of the Pugot Sound was greatly overstated, a vn rioty of expedients being resorted to for this purpose"; and that "tho fic titious showing of Incomo was used by tho officers of tho Pugot Sound company to nld In tho salo of Its bonds." No rofloction Is made by th6 report upon tho flnanclnl condition of tho two roads. With notice that tho penalties of tho law will bo Invoked not only against the ac counting officer who shall mako a wrongful report, but those penal ties will bo vlsitod "with oven greater soverity upon anyono abovo tho ac counting officer In authority, who may sharo In tho responsibility for any violations of tho accounting ruloa and regulations which have been pro scribed." "Jail Editor" Back on Job. Berlin, March 10. A sontenco of throo months' imprisonment was pro nouncod on Ernst Meyor, "Jail editor" of a Socialist newspaper, who was tried on charges of troason for ribellng Crown Prince Frederick William. Pope Postpones Consistory. Homo, March 10. Tho pope has postponed tho holding of a consistory for tho olpctlon of n'w cardinals until after Eaitk"r, en tho advice of ls dor toro that It v iuld not bo 'h' able to hold one uurlng cold weather. TO AMEND CANAL ACT HOU8E BQDY FAVORS BILL WHICH PROHIBITS FREE TOLLS FOR AMERICAN SHIPPING. SMITH ATTACKS PRESIDENT Senator Criticizes Wilson Because of His Attitude on Canal Tolls In View of Democratic Platform Other Comments on Message. Washington, March 9. By a vote of 14 to 3, tho house lnterstato com merce committeo decided on Friday to report favorably the hill repealing tho clause of tho Panama canal net which grants freo tolls to American -coastwise shipping. ' On Thursday after President Wilson had called upon congress to net, Sena tor Chilton of West Virginia intro duced a bill to amend tho Panama canal act and permit tho repeal of tho clauso exempting American coastwise shipping from tho payment 6f tolls. The text of tho provision roads: "Tho president notwithstanding anything herein contained Is hereby authorized and empowered by procla mation to make, suspend, alter, chango, or abolish any tolls contem plated or provided for by this act, and may prescribe tolls to bo charged In any caso in which tolls are prohibited heroin." Comment upon tho president's raes sago among members of tho house was widely divergent. Representative! Floyd of Arkansas of tho Judiciary committeo, said: "I absolutely approvo of tho senti ment oxpresHcd by President Wilson. Wo mado a great mistake In ever pro viding for freo tolls." Representative Dornmus of Michi gan, chairman of tho Democratic con grosslonal campaign committee, said: "Tho president has not changed my mind a bit. I havo been for froo tolls all along and will contlnuo tho fight against nny repeal." Roprosontativo Mondoll of Wyom ing, Republican, declared: "I havo taken tho snmo position on canal tolls as tho prosident now so belatedly takos, but I fear that It Is not so much the logic of economics nor the meaning of tho language of tho treaty that has convinced the pres ident as tho fact that to recover from tho mistake In politics which ho has mado as to Mexico ho is willing to conform to a policy in Panama ap proved by British statesmanship." Roprosontativo Kuhn of California, Republican, said: "Ono thing appears to mo ovldeut: That is that wo nro called upon to retrieve tho mlstako of tho ndmlnls-' trntlon In it's dealings In Mexico whoro British interests havo been seriously affected by sacrificing in Panama an other interest of vital consequonco to our people" In tho senate Senator William Aldon Smith made an attack on Presi dent Wilson because of his attltudo on canal tolls in vlow of tho Demo cratic platform declaration. Aurora Post Office Job to Stoll. Washington, March 7. Post olllco patronage was dealt out in largo slices by Prosident Wilson. Ho sent to tho scnato tho nominations of about 300 postmasters, Including 20 In Illinois. Tho largest office on tho Illinois Hot is that of Aurora, for which Louis A. Stoll is named. 35,000 Ex-lowans at Picnic. Los Angolas, March 10. Thlrty-flvo thousnnd forpior rostdonts of Iowa at tended tho annual wlntor picnic of (ha Iowa Association of Southern Callfor nla in East Lako park, which estab lishes a rocord In attondanco. Noted Art Dealer a Suicide. New York, March 10. Thoron Blnkeelee, slxty-ono years old, a wldeb known art dealer In Fifth ave nue, th's city, dl'd shortly after ho had boon fcir.d with a builet wound li his tempi' He killed himself. VANDERBILT IS DEAD SUCCUMBS TO OPERATION FOR APPENDICITIS. Built the Blltmore Estate Near Ashe vllle, N. C, and Developed For estry School. Washington, March 9. George W. Vanderbllt of New York died hero on Friday from the effects of an opera tion for appendicitis' performed sev eral days ago. Ho was tho youngest son of W. H. Vanderbllt. Dr. James Mitchell, tho attending physiclnn, stated that Mr. Vanderbllt eHed from a pulmonary embolus, a blood clot In the lungs. Ho explained that tho operation for uppcndlcltls had been successful, but tho blood clot was tho direct-caUBuV George Washington Vanderbllt was born at Now Dorp, S. I., N. Y on No vember 11, 18G2. Ho was a Bon of William Henry Vanderbllt and a grandson of "the commodore." His early life was spent like that of his brothers and llko that of other sons of wealthy families. Ho was educated by prlvato tutors and at tho best pri vate schools, and ho traveled and studied a great deal abroad. In 1898 Mr. Vanderbllt married Edith Stuyvostn Dresser, tho witty and talented daughtor of Capt. Q. W. Dresser. V. s. A. This marriage was "doplorcd" by many mntrons of tho "smart set" In Now York nnd Newport on tho ground that tho brldo was "not artlstocratlc enough." Mr. Vandorbllt, however, pleasod himself and his wlfo won a reputation as ono of tho cloverest of hostesses in America. Tho Vanderbilts had three homes. Ono was at 10 Fifth avonuo, New York city, another in Bar Harbor, Mo., nnd tho third tho real homo at Bllt moro, tho hundred thousand acre Ba tata in the mountains of North Caro lina. Blltraoro, under Vnnderbllfs per soual supervision, became a vast ex perimental laboratory of Industry. The best methods of dairying wero sought and found; tho science of fnniflng was developed in an unprece dented degree; tho infant scionco of forestry was doveloped under no less a man than GIfford Plnchot, who was ono of Mr Vandorbilt's lloutonants. IMPORTANT NEWS $ ITEMS Marinette, Wis., March 9. Sturgeon Bay officials aro wondering whothor a prlsonor can got out of Jail in a psychic manner. Archlo Matthows es caped, but all tho windows and bars remained Intact and tho doors woro locked. Mobllo, Ala., March 9. Ella Horton, tho threo-y oar-old child of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Horton, died as tho result of a peanut lodging In her throat. Flvo surgeons failed to savo hor llfo. Now York, March 9. A son was born to Mrs. Richard Derby, who was Ethel Roobovolt, daughtor of Col. Theodoro Roosovolt. Los Angolos, Cai:, March 9. A "whlto list" of approved moving pic tures will be pluccd beforo tho peo plo of Los Angeles overy week by tho Million club, a local organization of women. "Sensntlonal pictures will not bo criticised; thoy will meroly bo left oft tho list. Tho club appointed a commlttoo of censors. Ruse Police Chief Is Killed. St. Petersburg, March 10. Liouton ant Colonel Chebnlsoff, chief of police of St. Petersburg, was shot doad In his offlco by a Junior officer, Lieutenant Ivanoff. Tho motive of tho crlnio was said to bo vongenndo. Blood Treatment Kills Seven. Los Angeles, Cal., March 10 Whilo undergoing similar treatmont for n blood ailment at tho county hospital seven patients dl-d and nnoUur Is dy ing under circumstances wbl'-h bat fled tho rhyalclana., GOSSIP FROM STATE CAPITAL Items of Interest Gathered from Re liable Sources and Presented In Condensed Form to Our Readers. Western Newapnpor Union News ScrvloA, Count of tho university location petition names by counties has Just benn completed by tho secretary ot state. Of tho 23,386 names allowed to remain on tho petition which Is now Bhort Just 781 nnmos--thero aro 3.1C4 nnmcu front Douglas county. Tho re quired C per cent of that coucty is only 1,402, as tho total vote, ace ,-Ung to tho secretary's records, was 29,247 at tho 1912 election. Thft colectors of names will havo until ninety days beforo tho general election to fllo additional nnmca and this will bo taken up at onco, accord ing to tho staff connected with tho work. Tho names ruled out by tho i secretary number 2,877 and were col lected nt tho stato fair and ono or two other places whoro largo crowds wero present. Tho fact that tho petitioners signed tho documents without regard to tho fact that names from many counties appeared on each petition was held by Secretary Walt to bo con trary to tho apparent Intention cf tho law. Counties in which tho required tf per cent of names has not been collected nro Adamw, Banner, Blalno, Buit, Cheyenne, JDawes, Deuol, Gage, Gar field, Greoloy, Grant, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Koya Paha, Knox, Logan, Loup, McPherson, Morrill, Perkins, Red Willow and York. Under tho law tho 10 per cent petition is required to contain names of 5 per cent of tho total legal voters In each of only two Hfths, or thirty-seven counties, of the state, so this action of tho law has been complied with in substance Business Methods on tho Farm. "Tho farmer who uses business methods Is coming to tho fron,t. Tho other fellows aro being, weeded out," nccording toF, A. Shorzingor of Nol-J son, who is both an editor and n farmor. For twenty-flvo years ho has been a closo student of agricultural conditions in Nuckolls county. After admitting that ho was a "crank on businesslike farming," Mr. Shorzinger continued: "Men who uso their heads make monoy In thb farming garao and this state cannot bo beaten. Tho shiftless, tho unobsorvlng nnd tho unprogresslve aro being lost in tho shuffle. This np-1 plies to both landowners and tenants. "Whon a tenant docs not get re sults nowadays ho is soon Informed that tho owner wants possession 'on tho first day of March. Land has In creased in value from tho old fixed prlco of $20 an acre to $100 and ovor. It 1b hard to Fot a limit for now meth ods and now markots and now crops will Increase values." I Treasurer's Monthly Report. Tho monthly report ot Stato Trcas-ui-cr Georgo shows over $50,000 of uninvested funds on hand. Thoro is now $CC,G58 in the gcnoral fund. Tho balanco on hand tho first of February In all funds was $721,C51. During tho month tho treasurer received $024,435, paid out $039,831 and has on hnnd $740,255.41. Of that amount $8,219 73 Is cash on hand and $738,035.08 Is In etnto depository hanks. Tho total trust funds Investod J3 $9,GG4,714. Of that amount $83,249 is Invested In uni versity wnrrantB, $123,003 In normal school warrants, and $00,009 In gen eral fund warrants. Tho balanco, $9, 298.333, Is Investod In bonds. Thoro is $44,187 atlll In tho university building funds which tho troasuror will pay out In cashing warrants that havo not boon sold by tho original owners, The night classes at 'tho stato peni tentiary aro attended by moro of the Inmates nt ovory session. Tho men who havo onrollcd In olthor tho com mon school or tho commorcinl courses aro progressing rapidly with theli studios nnd Wnrdon Fonton Is pleased with tho work. Tho plan of classify ing tho men In view of their provlotu education has proved a success. Good-natured bandying nnd rich rondltlonii of songs of his own composi tion In the mlnstrol shows at tho peni tentiary brought nttontlon of locul pooplo to Thomas Mclntyro, Bent up from Choyonno county for murder, and he has hoen paroled to Judgo W. II. England of Lincoln. Govornor More head signed tho parolo after he bo came convinced that Mclntyro had nc hand in tho murder of tho Sidney wntohman, for which ho and Harry No vllle nnd Con Sullivan wero convicted, A confession slgnod by Novlllo states that Mclntyro was not in tho yards Shoe? for National Guard, A carload of hlltlng-hhooR; tho first ponca donation of footwear ovar made to tho Nebraska National guard, has Just been rorolvod at'hoadquartora In Lincoln. Tho consignment wlfl h tord In tho armory at prosont nnc will likely be glvou out nt tho stati camp this year. It tho plan to Join with other states In tho muneuvorci at Fort Rllcj, Kan, In followed out, thon tli fIioc, v. Ill bo given out previous fo tin d rii fare for that encampment Tl 'he , cording to Goncral Hall, bio ot a durab'o quality NARROW satin rlbbonB plain or dotted, and widor weaves of tho sumo kind, aro pictured hero mado up into ribbon ornaments to bo pinned or tacked to petticoats, nightdresses, corsot covors, etc. Wash ribbons of excellent quality, from one-half inch to two and a half inches wide, aro used for theso hand some ornaments. They nro furbelows, pure and Blmplo, curving no purposo of utility. But they nro a featuro of Ungerlo stylos present nnd to como. Tho narrowest ribbons nro mado up in roscttos llko Uiobo shown in tho plcturo. Pendant ends nro tied in tiny butterfly bows, or knotted loops nro knotted at tho center. At tho back theso llttlo roscttos nro to bo sowed to very small oafoty pins, and with thorn pinned to tho petticoat or night dresB or combination. Mower forms nro simulated in tho rosottra and pen dants ijbdwo QfJLhla kinder a bolt, pf ribbon la mado up to two plain ro settes Joined by a short length of rib bon, as shown in tho picture. For laco-trhnmed petticoats tho ro Bctte of dotted ribbon an inch and a half wide, shown at tho loft, Is tho fnvorlto design. Tho satin surfaco, when tho ribbon Is of good quality, which stands much wear without bo- J HE liking for broad girdles that 1 Bwatho tho waist and extend thom boIvob below and abovo tho normal waist lino ia fostered by tho now dan cing steps. Theso require so much freedom of tho wholo flgilro that the successful management of tho waist becomes a matter of great Iraportnnco. Two-ploco gowns, eBpocIally, must bo provided with glrdlu3 which moro thnn cover tho waist lino. Then, If tho vu rlouB dips und whirlings and glides which havo captivated tho dancing world causo tho waist and skirt to part company tho broad glrdlo hldos this disarray. Two now designs, among thoso known na "Tango .girdles," aro pic tured horo. Ono of them Is mado of velvet ribbon In n delightful reddish yellow nasturtium color, comblnod with a cream-colored gauzo ribbon wjth small pink roses and green fol lago cmbroldeied on it. Tho combina tion Is a thing ot beauty In colors. In making thla glrdlo an odgo of tho gauzo ribbon is basted to tho un derside of tho velvet ribbon for that portion that extends about tho waist. Tho short standing loop Is mado of tho two ribbons also basted togother. Stitches aro carefully put in and in visible, on the right sldo ot tho velvet llbbon Tin m la a hanging end of ve lvet rib b u , ih a ruillo of tr-e gauo ribbon basfrd alon-j on biJp This end ia finLhd with . small bow tied lu tho V 71 I - r i 1 uiruies tot uancing stocks f coming soiled. Tho decorative ribbons need not bo laundered, but may ba cleaned with gasoline. A very handsome garniture is mads of about four yards ot ribbon two inches wido in plain satin, and is shown at tho right of tho picture. This is to bo worn with ono of thoso lacy nightdresses in which the deep yokes are all of lace or not. Many of them worn ovor a petticoat mako attrac tive negligees, and tho adjustablo rib bon decoration comes in very handy for embellishing them. A largo blankot-bow of wide, dotted satin ribbon, mado for tho baby's car riago blankot, is shown at tho center of tho picture. It requires at least four yards of ribbon about tire Inches wido to mako it full enough, and flvo yards is not too much, for .thero is a cluster ot four small, knotted loops at tho center and two knotted cuds at tho back. t " ' , j "Mndo In tho oamo way, of narrow ribbon. Is a single rosette. This is ono of thoso separato, small pieces which milady may ubo whero sho will, on a cap or gown or petticoat wherever a llttlo touch of color will add some thing to tho charm of laco-trlmmed nnd dainty garments, JULIA BOTTdMLEY. vclvot ribbon. Thero is a Becond short er end of tho velvet ribbon nlono. Then knot at tho baso of the 16op is oC both ribbons. It happens that tho colors comb) icd, in this glrdlo will harmonize with al most any light-colored gown nnd are particularly good with cream color or gold. Just now thero is a crazo for palo yellow and soft gold colored gowns mado up with plenty of flae laces. A glrdlo llko tho ono Just de scribed is lovely with Buch a gown. Tho second girdle ia mado of satin, ribbon in three pale colore light blue light pink, and heliotrope or lavender. Tho ribbons aro gathered over a cord along the edges nnd whore thoy aro Joined. Each rlbbem Is about four Inches wido. Tho standing loop Is Bhort with a knot of tho three colors at its base. Thorn aro three short ends graduated la length, ono ot each color. As an oxqulsito finishing touch. Binall half-blown roses, mado of tho thrco colors, aro Bet primly across tho bow below tho knot Tho Tango glrdlo provides & aimplo gown with all th'o embellishment it noeds. A flno gown of whlto or cream vollo mado up with laco nnd having a varloty of girdles with correspondlnc accessories, will prove u valunblo poa. scsBlon for the girl who loves to dance. If thTo in nny glrlB who do ajot, they must b& lone-somo JULIA BOTTOMLEY. o